Market Pulse: Consider Some Hedging

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Hey everyone,

Looking at the market, we have a few thoughts we'd like to share. We believe we're still in a broader bull market. The monthly charts for Total3, Total Crypto Market Cap, and select altcoins remain solid. Historically, October and November are among the best-performing months for BTC as well.

However, in the short term, we might experience some volatility. So, consider hedging. If you’re overexposed to the majors, it might make sense to run some shorts on them, go delta neutral, or at least hedge a little bit to ease the impact in case of downside volatility. You can then buy back lower with profits from shorts.

Failing to hedge in today’s market means exposing your entire portfolio to downside risk without a safety net. While crypto's long-term potential remains strong—driven by institutional adoption, DeFi innovation, and stablecoin growth—short-term corrections can be psychologically painful and often lead to panic selling.

For this reason, we are shorting SOL as a temporary hedge. Please note, this is not a naked short: I also hold spot positions in SOL (which is a high-beta asset for the market). So if the market goes up, we are not losing any money. You can also consider shorting other assets (preferably high-inflation tokens) as a hedge.

Let's ride the upcoming couple of weeks. We would be happy if the market continues to rise and our short position remains in the red. However, we will need to wait and see where the market goes next and, hence, hedge in the meantime. Overall, we still remain bullish mid-to-long term (EOY and beyond)

SOL/USD Chart